vt. cut short,put a stop to. cut off(from),de-ny剪短,制止,夺去,拒绝给予。 △R.III.1.1.18:“I,thatam curtailed of this fair proportion.”我,既被剥夺了这美好的外形。
curtail[kə:ˈteil]
v.缩短,减少,削减,剥夺…特权 ‖ curtail expenditure缩减开支 curtail salary减薪 curtail schedule of debts债务压缩计划curtailment n.缩减,缩短,简化 curtailment of bank facility紧缩银根 curtailment of expenditures削减开支 curtailment of operation收缩经营 curtailment of leave缩短假期